Hey to everyone. I'll post my week now so we can get back to Btown antics...

S: 10 @ 8:10 OA (4 recovery, 6 easy)

M: 8 @ 7:43

T: 15 @ 8:07

W: 9 @ 7:33

T: 12 w/ 2 x (5 x 0.5M @ 6:07, 0.25M recoveries)

F: 9 @ 7:41

S: 21 @ 8:11

84 for the week. Today's LR was quite the struggle because of all of the moderate runs, plus some wind and warmer temperatures that I am not at all used to (yes, 68 feels freakin' hot, but I'm not complaining!).

Justin - You're in for SF. Where did you go to law school in Philly area?

nick - I meat Dick Hoyt at a conference in Boston and listened to him tell his story, one of the most inspirational people I've ever met.

KK - we all need a race like that at least once, it helps to motivate us to re-focus and improve.

illana - You killed it! 12 min PR is huge for a 10M! You should consider doing the Broad Street Run at some point, 45,000-48,000 runners on what may be the fastest 10 miler in the country, it's a straight line, point-to-point, net downhill in Philly. Also a great course to PR on.

Jim - Great pics, send more please.

Best of Luck to the "Tenacious Ten" (aka Dad/Jon/Jim/kin/never/nick/rlk/climber/PJ/seattle) - tomorrow is Patriot's Day... Enjoy every moment!

total - 69.4. feeling good in general. tempo thursday was harder than I am willing to admit. The on/off 1minute repeats after it were brutal... idea was to hit at least 10k pace but I kept doing tempo pace. Training resumes.

I'm staying at the top of Boston Common's Gear return is 1/2 way to my hotel so I'm not checking anything either. My top, a sweatshirt from college, is in great shape because I realized I find it somewhat uncomfortable and never wear it.

If you want to never run, never start because once you do you'll never stop.

Met this chick this morning, who claimed to be from Beantown. We did 12 intimate miles together, fueled by jelly beans, peeps, and chocolate covered peanutbutter eggs. I hope my DGF doesn't find out about it.

12 miles today including 9m with the wife at 8:55s (I keep telling her to slow down!) and then another 3m for me at 7:40s. A good chunk of this was along the river where the Liverpool RnR marathon and 1/2 will finish.

Just studded a leg of lamb with garlic and rosemary - in the oven... wife is making the daupinoise potatoes... Yum.

Okay, so the reason for the ridic PR (only 11:21, as it turns out :-) is because my previous PR 10-miler was in 2009 (when I was a lot slower), on such a hilly course (+/-400 ft) that my pace per mile on the half I ran two weeks later was 20 sec faster. This course had like 30 ft elevation change.

I am always stunned by race-day magic, and this was no exception; I'm not sure why I was unable to hold 7:30 for two miles in a tempo last week, and then had no problem averaging 7:18 for ten. The interesting thing (to me) is that this was my first race shorter than a marathon at essentially sea level. I've run halfs and 10Ks at 4000 ft and feel like it gives me a little advantage, but this was both better and worse in that though I felt that I was never working hard aerobically (my HR was pretty much right where it should have been, I think, but it didn't feel subjectively HARD) my legs were completely at their limit.

I have got to think through the implications for training. I think I am limited by my lungs training at elevation and so I don't develop the neuromuscular conditioning as well. I don't know if this is as big a deal for the marathon but for shorter distances it certainly is.

Hopkinton runners - I AM SO EXCITE FOR YOU.

LW - haha, yeah, today I ran a 'recovery' run with my husband and ended up running faster than I wanted...

fly - ...your fueling list made me want to barf. I can't imagine running with that many people!

rlk - so you had to whip it out, hmm? I have to admit that the (one) year I ran I bought the jacket ahead of time, didn't wear it, but still had a sucky race.

OMR - next year in B-town, whattaya say?

nick - btw I wore those orangey shoes. 5K fun?

SP - on/off is tough!

Gpops - yeah, doing a lot of MLRs in a row will trash you but make you stronger! Yay!

Congrats Ilana on the great race! That sets a high bar for everyone here.

Hey to everyone - I'm going to have access to a non-phone soon and will catch up.

After the 3:20 brunch (great meeting everyone), I ran into Larry Macon at the Maniacs photo gathering. In case the name doesn't ring a bell, Larry is 68 and ran.... 255 marathons.... last year. World record holder. Higher mpw than FB for 52 weeks. Couple of pics attached.

Boston runners! (I guess it is ok to user the proper city name now since brunch already took place)

Enjoy your run tomorrow! Wishing you all the best, to get to the finish for those with injury issues, PRs for those that are fit, good pace for those that are pacing others, and to everyone in general just a great time. I envy you all in levels you can't even imagine! seize the moment, enjoy every mile. This is Boston, the big one. And this is Boston, the big year. The year we all wish we could be there. And you are. Go get them!

fly-thanks. I was at UPenn for law school. Too many mistresses to keep track of.

Ilana-interesting how the elevation affects you in a race like that. I'm sure you knew you'd PR substantially going in, but still very nice.

Nice week 40! Good job with the weekly mileage PR

I'm excited for all y'all running tomorrow. Unfortunately I'll have to stalk you guys from work. I love seeing the pics though and like SP said, this year especially is going to be such an experience. Wish I was there!

Great week of training for me. Week 4 of 18 down. I had a 5:20 wakeup call this morning to do my 18 miles before driving an hour for Easter services with my parents and sister's family. It felt quite early, especially after a trip to a brewery yesterday, but it was worth it. It was my longest (18) in a few years and I did it in 8:16-starting at an 8:30 pace and getting a little faster each mile. I hit 62.2 for the week, which looked like this:

Going back a page - sorry for the PRs and such that I might be missing before that.

Ghetto: I thought April last year was over-the-top travelling. Mar/Apr/May this year beats it - throw in UTMB/August and it will probably be a PR for me. Lucky to do it, but I prefer to stay local. 16 recovery??

SP: Thanks for the picture advice - much easier than the backflips I did before. Assuming the pics make it still... People asked me today if you are as crazy as you seem online. Don't worry, I'll never tell. Nice week.

OMR: That's a really solid week - looks like you are back in the thick of training again.

RLK: Did you have to stow that jacket during takeoff/landing to avoid visibility issues for the pilots? It's pretty bright.

Fly: There are a set of things that consistently make me tear up - the Hoyts are one of them. Carefully with that chick - she seems to get around.

Ilana: Again, what an awesome race! Are you going to put that one in your signature?

40: Nice job on the mileage pr! And better yet, you get to be in one place.

Justin: dedication, "especially after a trip to a brewery"

Fly: Dad opted out and sadly RLK is here but is on the physically-unable-to-perform list for tomorrow.

I feel like something important is supposed to happen tomorrow but I can't remember what it is right now. Oh well, I think I'll sleep in and take it easy. Maybe I'll remember later. Anyway, if anyone has any races or anything, good luck!

KK - Sorry to hear that the half didn't go so well. I also suffered a Garmin casualty during my last HM.

It was lovely meeting new folks and seeing some familiar faces at brunch today. For anyone who didn't get the message, we are going to try to stake out a spot under the northwest corner of the middle tent (circled below). Dress code is hobo finest. Go team!

ilana - you have to give the orange shoes at least 30 secs of that PR! Congrats on a great race

Not even going to try and catch up but wanted to drop back in and say that getting to see again/meet all you guys and gals today was great. As is always the case with a group this size I got to spend a little more time talking to some of ya more than others but just putting a person with an online personality was great.

I'm not sure how the race will turn out timewise for me but to be honest that is lower on the list this year than it would normally be. I'm going out bold and hope to finish the same but no matter how it turns out it's been a great ride.

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"But the from way I see it, you can either run from it, or... learn from it." - Rafiki

Great pics folks. My heart is definitely in Boston this weekend. I'm not alone; have seen several "Boston Strong: t-shirts last couple of days.

We'll be rooting our lungs out for y'all. Remember that every time you go over a timing mat. Have a most tremendous day!

Has TTM stopped body building?

ilana ~ I always say race bibs are magic. I think what you described training-wise is pace-specific work. I don't think for anything <HM that you can run near potential w/o a fair amount of work specifically at (and just below) that pace. OMR was talking about something similar to this a couple days ago.

Fly ~ Nice TM. Is the fireplace for heat training? Who are the runners on wall?